Filipino Community Oral History Project: Interview with Victorino Alojado Sr.

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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Victorino Alojado Sr. was born in Zamboanga City, Philippines. Shortly before the Japanese invaded the Philippines Victorino married and started a family. They hid in the mountains during the Japanese occupation. He moved the family to Minnesota in 1976 to escape martial law in the Philippines. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Growing up in Zamboanga; family; Sipa, a Filipino game; school; World War II; Victorino's wife and children; becoming an American citizen; the American dream.

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Rachel Seidman on November 1, 2015 09:48:55 PM

Hi!
I'm am a History student at Tulane University. If possible I would love to access these interviews and the written components. I am doing research on Filipino labor in the United States.
Thank you,
Rachel